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Top Cities With The Highest Earning Potential In 2017

If you want to earn more in 2017, moving to a new city might just be what you need to enhance your career and bank account.

Where you live can make all the difference for opportunities and high salary ranges. To help job seekers determine which city might be best for them, each year salary website PayScale ranks the top 100 metro areas with highest earning potential. Reviewing factors like the average cost of living, relative commoness of high-paying jobs, and unemployment rates, PayScale determines which U.S. metro areas have the highest median pay. Positions reviewed include titles like, manager, executive, developers, engineers, lawyers, etc.

Because of Silicon Valley, home for many global tech companies, California lands three spots for cities with highest earning potential. While California dominates the list, it’s important to note these metros come with a higher cost of living. If you’re ready to make a career move, here are the top cities with the highest earning potential via PayScale.